Blacksmith&#39;s forge.



No. 781,843. PATENTED FEB. 7, 1905. A. W. MOCASLIN- BLACKSMITHS FORGE.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.14, 1903.

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A. W. MOGASLIDLI BLACKSMITHS FORGE.

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ATENT FFICE.

ALBERT 1V. MoCASLlN, OF PIT SBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BLACKSIVHTHS FORGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,843, dated February 7, 1905.

Application filed December 14, 1903. Serial No. 185,101.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT W. MoUAsLIN. a resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Blacksmiths Forges; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to blacksmith or like forges.

One of the chief objects of my invention is to construct a forge in which provision is made for the storage of the coal and coke in convenient position for handling and without interfering with the movements of the blacksmith or his assistants about the forge.

To these ends my invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make I and use my invention, 1 will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view in perspective of my improved forge. 2 is a front view in perspective of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section; and Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail in section of the hearth and rcceptaole below. 7

Like numerals indicate like parts in each.

In the drawings the numeral 2 designates a suitable floor or foundation upon which the forge is located. The forge illustrated is a double one, and as both sides are of the same construction a description of onewill suffice.

Below the floor-level is the fuel-pit 3, said fuel-pit being preferably lined with the castmetal box 4:, said box having the inclined end and sides 5 and the cross-partition 6, dividing said box into two main compartments 7 and 8.

Erected over the box 1 is the hearth-frame 9, said hearth-frame being formed of cast-iron or, if desired, of wrought-iron or steel plates secured together. A cross-partition 9 divides said hearth-frame, said partition and the side and end walls of said frame being provided with the lugs 10, depending from the lower edges thereof. The hearth-frame rests upon the upper edges of the box 1, and bolts .12 pass through the sides of said box and the lugs 10 on said frame. .111 this manner the hearth construction is of a very durable form. Secured to the lugs on the hearth-frame 9 is the plate 11, which forms the receptacle 15.

The hearth 16 is supported within the hearth-frame, said hearth resting upon the plates 17 and the plate 18. The plates 17 are inclined, as shown in Fig. 1, said plates being supported upon the lugs 19 on the end wall and partition 9 of the hearth-frame, while the plate 18 is supported upon the lugs 20 of the hearth-frame. In this manner the hearth is suspended within the hearth-frame, the inclined plates 17 making access to the compartment 7 through the opening 21 in the side of the hearth-frame very convenient for the introduction and removal of coal from said receptacle. The clay which forms the hearth 16 is supported upon the plates 17 and 18, and embedded in said clay is the twyer 22, by means of which the blast is furnished to the hearth. This twyer is connected up with the blast-pipe 23, valves 21 being provided for regulating the supply of air to said twyer. The hearth 16 is formed with a hollow or depression, as indicated in Fig. 1, and within this hollow is placed the coal and coke for burning, said coal or coke being adapted to come up to the level of the hearth-frame and forming a smooth bed for working.

An ash-chute is secured to one side of thehearth-frame. the inlet to said ash-chute being slightly above the hearth-level, so that the ashes on said hearth may be readily discharged into said chute, and the outlet of said chute opens into the ash-holder 26, which is formed within the box 4: by the partition 27. 1f desired, however, this ash-chute may extend outwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, so as to discharge into the receptacle 28. A pipe 29 discharges into the receptacle 28, said pipe leading from the twyer 22, and said pipe is provided with the cap 30. This pipe 29 is employed for cleaning the twyer 22 of ashes or other material which may collect therein and discharging the same into the receptacle 28.

The receptacle 8 below the floor-level may be divided by the removable partition 31,

I workmen are interfered with.

which fits in guideways 31 in said box f. This receptacle 8 provides for the reception of different kinds of coke.

Located above the hearths is the double hood 83, which may be of any suitable construction and supported in any suitable manner.

When my improved forge is in operation, the fine coal or slack is introduced into the receptacle 7 and a proper quantity of Water applied thereto for bringing it to the proper condition for use. This water may be supplied from the tank 36. The coke is introduced into the receptacle 8, and where more than one kind of coke is used the partition 31 is employed. The hearth having been properly supplied with the coal and coke for the fire, the lire is then lighted and the blast turned on. As fresh coal is needed from time to time it may be readily obtained by introducing a shovel through the opening 21 in the side of the hearth-frame,and in view of the inclined sides of the box the removal of the coal is accomplished without :lifficulty,while the slanting bottom of the hearth formed by the plates 17 enlarges the capacity of said box or receptacle. In this way the coal is always within easy reach of the operator, while at the same time the boxes, keys, or other cumbersome utensils usually employed in blacksmith-shops to contain the necessary supply of coal and coke, as well as the ashes, are dispensed with and there is nothing to interfere with the opera-- tions of the blacksmith or his assistants about the forge. In the handling of large work it often requires several men about the forge, and where coal-boxes and other receptacles are about the forge the movements of the At the same time the coke is in position to be easily reached, the slanting bottom 5 of the coal-receptacle enabling it to be withdrawn without difliculty. In case the coal has not been properly consumed when the fire is put out in the forge the said coalmay be raked into the box l5 and used again upon the forge being lighted up. The ashes may be drawn off through the chute 25 and deposited into the receptacle 26, where they are out of the way and from which they may be readily removed.

By the use of the receptacles below the floorlevel and beneath the hearth the coke and coal are out of sight, and a neat clean appearance is given to the forge and its surroundings, while there is no opportunity for the waste of materials.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a blacksmith or like forge, the combination with the shop-floor having a fuel-pit formed therein, of a box-like frame located over said fuel-pit, converging side plates supported by said frame, a hearth carried by said plates, said frame having an opening leading to said fuel-pit, and said fuel-pit having a sloping wall extending down thereto.

2. In a blacksmith or like forge, the combination with the shop-floor having a fuel-pit formed therein, of a box-like frame located over said fuel-pit, converging side plates supported by said frame, a hearth carried by said plates, said frame having an opening leading to said fuel-pit, and said fuel-pit having a sloping wall extending from a point beyond said frame down into said pit.

3. In a blacksmith or like forge, the combination withthe floor having a pit formed therein, a partition dividing said pit into independent fuel and ash receptacles, a frame located over said pit having an opening leading to said fuel-receptacle, a hearth supported by said frame, and a chute leading from said hearth to said ash-receptacle.

4c. In a blacksmith or like forge, a box-like frame, lugs on said frame, inwardly-sloping side pieces resting on said lugs, a bottom piece resting on said side pieces, a hearth supported by said side and bottom pieces, said box-like frame having a fuel-storage space below said hearth and an opening leading thereto for the removal of the coal.

5. In a blacksmith or like forge, a floor or foundation having a depression formed therein, a hearth-frame over said depression, a box in said depression divided by a partition into compartments, and openings in the side and end of said hearth-frame leading into said box.

6. In a blacksmith or like forge, a floor or foundation having a depression formed therein, a hearth-frame over said depression divided by a partition into compartments, said hearth-frame having an opening in the side thereof leading into one of said compartments, and said box extending beyond the front end of said hearth-frame and having a sloping outer end.

In testimony whereof I, the said ALBERT WV. MGUASLIN, have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT IV. MCCASLIN.

\Vitnesses:

RoBT. D. TOTTEN, ROBERT C. ToTTEN. 

